Kitchen-cabinet.



A. BRANDT.

KITCHEN CABINET. APPLICATION FILEDAUG.30, m5.

Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

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Be it known at I, Amos Bnemrr, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, and resident of New York, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful .Improvements in Kitchen Oabinets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements 1n household furniture with special reference totypes having combined utilities such as are desirable in performing culinary and laundry operations. g

One ob ect isto prov1de a cabinet commodiously arranged to hold the most common kitchen utensils in an orderly manner, convenient of access, thereby saving the time of an operator and avoiding undue exertion.

A second object is to provide such cabinets in an attractive form and at a moderate cost, the same being built in a sanitary type and readily portable.

Other objects which will become apparent, as well as the foregoing, are attained by the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompailig-ing drawings, forming part of this spec cation, and in which Figure 1 is a general perspective view of a kitchen cabinet made in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same, drawn to a reduced scale and the end doors removed. Fig. 3 is a similar view, looking at the opposite end. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view, taken on line 44 of Fig. 1, and, Fig. 5 is another transverse sectional view, taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

The cabinet frame is built rectangular, the corner posts 10 resting upon the floor and supporting, at some distance from their lower ends, front and side cross-bars 1112 and 1314 respectively. At the top, resting on cleats supported by the posts, is a cover 15 extending over the entire surface and overhanging at the ends and front like the top of a kitchen table, the functions of which it is adapted to perform. A shallow groove 16 is formed near the side and rear edges for preventing fluids which may be spilled on the top from running off and reaching the floor.

Perhaps the most common purpose for which the cabinet may be used is that of a receptacle or container for the varied and numerous articles of daily use for this readifierent sizes ture. Also on the same end is sup wash-board 35 in such manner as to s ecification fLett atent. Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

Application fled August 80, 19 15. Serial No. 47,832.

are provided, as for instance 20 represents a th n, widedrawer s ally adapted to contam a supply of knives and forks, while the narrewer drawer 21, holds spoons. These are directly below the cover and lower down, at the sides are two others 22 and 23'holding cups, saucers, plates, etc.; at one side another drawer 24 may be used to contain spices, and condiments, the bottom drawer 25 holding flour, meal or the like.

A closet 26 is provided to contain the larger and heavier cooking utensils, as pots, pans, kettles, etc., which are covered when the doors are closed, keepingthe articles out of sight and protected from dirt. These doors 28 and 29 are provided on their inside with racks 30-31 for holding small articles as indicated.

Below the drawer 20 is a firmly supported sliding board or leaf 32, used for mixing and kneading dough when extended; a narrower board 33,- adJoining, is extensible for cutting bread, meats, sausage and the like. An accessory to the dough kneading operation, to wit, a rolling pm 34, is held in suitable brackets at the left hand end of the strucrted a easily removed when it is desired to make use of it.

Between the large drawers 22 and 23 is a slidable' tank 36 which may be drawn forward when in use, its special purpose being to hold damp clothes preparatory to their being roned. A space 27, for such irons 1s provided in the cabinet.

The other fixed end 40, of the cabinet is provided with doors 41-42 forming a closet space in which is contained two ironing boards 4344 provided with so they a can dropdown or be turned up parallel with the cover and supported by brackets 4546 respectively. These boards are narrow, one more so than the other, and are intended to bheiused in pressing sleeves, waists and the At the rear of the cabinet is a strong plate 50 resting normally in a vertical position against the back of the structure, being so held by guides 5152 attached by cross-bars 53 to the ends of the cabinet. On the upper edge of the plate 50are knobs 54 for conyenience in raising the plate and positioning it over the permanent top or cover 15 where it is intended to be used as an ironing board for rlpressing ordinary flat piece laundried wo Thus it will be seen that an article of furniture of good appearance is produced, re-

sembling in its general aspect that of a high grade, fiat topped oifice desk and supplying a work bench or table of great utility.

It is not desired to limit the scope of this invention to the exact construction shown auxiliary cover disposable over said permanent cover, means for detachably engaging said auxiliary cover with said cabinet when not in use, said auxiliary cover being of equal magnitude with the permanent cover, and vertically disposable at the rear of the cabinet when not in use, guides enveloping said auxiliary cover when vertically disposed and means on the edge of said auxiliary cover whereby it may be operated,

said means being manually engageable above the surface of said fixed cover.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York this twenty-ninth day of May, A. D. 1915.

ANTON BRANDT.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS J. NEKARDA, Enron GOESTL. 

